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Amy Solomon, U.S. Department of Justice When she was at the Urban Institute, Amy Solomon co-wrote a controversial report, released in 2005, that cast doubt on the effectiveness of parole. Here she talks about the reception the report received, her future research plans and the value of directness in summarizing the results of research. read interview   Bill Bratton, former Commissioner, Boston, Los Angeles and New York City Police Departments Bill Bratton offers his unique perspective on taking risks and learning from failure in the criminal justice system. read interview   Carol Weiss, Professor of Educational Policy Emerita, Harvard Graduate School of Education Carol Weiss talks about the role failure plays in evaluation research, and how researchers can help shape more realistic public attitudes about the impact of criminal justice programs. read interview   David Wilson, Associate Professor, Administration of Justice at George Mason University Researcher David Wilson talks about how researchers and the public define failure differently and the importance of having modest expectations for what crime programs can accomplish. read interview   Dean Esserman, Police Chief, Providence, Rhode Island Providence Police Chief Dean Esserman talks about bringing the role of teaching and institutionalized change in truly learning from and addressing failure. read interview   Doris Layton MacKenzie, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland Researcher Doris Layton MacKenzie talks about her research on juvenile and adult correctional boot camps, and how researchers can ensure that their findings are useful to policymakers. read interview   Ed Rhine, Deputy Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Ed Rhine, the Deputy Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, shares his thoughts about the lessons the correctional field can take from failure, as well as the challenges the field faces in the years ahead. read interview   Francis Cullen, Professor at the University of Cincinatti’s Division of Criminal Justice Francis Cullen talks about the unwillingness of criminal justice officials to admit to failure and the all-too-common reality that many criminal justice interventions are based more on intuitive appeal than an understanding of the causes of crime. read interview   Gary Hinzman, Director of the Sixth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services Gary Hinzman shares his thoughts about the challenge of educating the public about how the criminal justice system operates, the danger of so-called “copycat” programs and the need to educate the public about what criminal justice reforms can actually accomplish. read interview   Jeremy Travis, President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice John Jay College of Criminal Justice President Jeremy Travis, who helped launch a national discussion about the challenges of prisoner reentry, discusses the role that openness about failure can play in advancing criminal justice reform. read interview   Joan Petersilia, Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law, Stanford Law School Noted criminologist Joan Petersilia shares her thoughts about the importance of modest expectations for criminal justice reform, the scientific legacy of Robert Martinson, and how best to prepare for high-profile tragedies that can threaten criminal justice reform efforts. read interview   John Goldkamp, Professor of Criminal Justice, Temple University Professor John Goldkamp’s recently shared his perspectives on the trends of failure and reform in criminal justice. read interview   Judith Sachwald, former Director of Maryland's Division of Parole and Probation The former Director of Maryland's Division of Parole and Probation, Judith Sachwald discusses the challenge of creating a culture of innovation within a public safety organization. read interview   Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, US Department of Justice Prior to accepting Attorney General Eric Holder's invitation to re-join the US Department of Justice, Laurie Robinson shares her thoughts on the role government can play in promoting a healthy conversation about failure, as well as the different perspectives academics and policymakers bring to the topic. read interview   Mark Kleiman, Professor and Director, Drug Policy Analysis Program at UCLA Professor Mark Kleiman reflects on innovation and trial-and-error, with the recent insight having seen his innovative probation model, now called HOPE, revolutionize the way probationers are treated in Hawaii. read interview   Martin Horn, former Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Martin Horn shares his thoughts on the age-old and current challenges with promoting innovation and addressing failure in criminal justice. read interview   Michael Scott, Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School Former police chief and academic Michael Scott talks about the unique challenges police face in being more open about failure. read interview   R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Prior to being sworn in as President Obama's new "Drug Czar," R. Gil Kerlikowske served as chief of the Seattle Police Department. As chief, he shared his thoughts with the Center for Court Innovation about the challenges police departments face in admitting failure publicly. read interview   Robin Steinberg, Founder and Executive Director, Bronx Defenders Career public defender Robin Steinberg offers her take on failure in criminal justice from the defense perspective and as the leader of a busy non-profit. read interview   Roger Werholtz, Secretary of Corrections Kansas When Kansas Secretary of Corrections Roger Werholtz was appointed Secretary of Corrections in 2002, he had a problem: the state was facing a projected shortfall of 2,000 prison beds over the next decade. Here Secretary Werholtz talks about the strategy he used to slow prison growth without sacrificing public safety. read interview   Tim Murray, Executive Director, Pretrial Justice Institute A former Department of Justice official under President Bill Clinton, Tim Murray shares his insights about the importance of "calculated candor" about failure. read interview   Todd R. Clear, Dean, Rutgers School of Criminal Justice Scholar Todd Clear talks about how programs that look like failures on the surface can actually be successes, the challenges that correctional officials face in coping with the constant threat of failure and the need to be modest about what criminal justice programs can accomplish. read interview   Zili Sloboda, Senior Research Associate at the University of Akron's Institute for Health and Social Policy Researcher Zili Sloboda talks about the role evaluation research has played in changing a popular, and controversial, drug abuse prevention program. read interview